by Mulan 25 Replies latest jw friends
Anyway, got any suggestions as to what I should tell Mr. Elder when he calls?.
Thank him for calling you and letting you know. Tell him you appreciate it that they haven't forgotten about you. Then let it drop. That would be enough to give his ego a boost and he will have done his job for the year. If he keeps wanting to talk, tell him you have another call coming in and "we'll talk soon.................good bye".
Mulan,
Ya just gotta cross the Columbia! Already summer here! Beautiful morning!
cheers,
carm
Cyber-sista said,
Just a few months ago I was sweating thinking about the memorial--still feeling I had to attend for some strange reason But what's the purpose of going to the memorial if all you are going to do once you get there is REJECT the emblems? You can reject them at home, by yourself; or partake, if that is your wish. Jesus didn't say, "Keep going to the Kingdom Hall in remembrance of me."
N. N.,
We can not partake (passive) at home, as we are not partaking now. However to reject (active) we must attend the memorial (the only annual JW celebration) be offered the emblems (the representation of Christ), take them up and with a conscious choice in an act of symbolic rejection pass them on untouched.
To understand the purpose of this rite we need only understand that by our active participation in the ritual we are rejecting the hope offered us by The Christ and we are publicly confess, however passively, the WT as our only hope. The WT then takes on for us, all the saving aspects of Christ. The WT becomes the only "way", the "gate"...
Cyber-sista ,
with the rejection Christ we must now look to the WT and ask our self's "were else is there to go?" The Memorial is a very, very powerful statement with far reaching and lasting implications. I can understand feeling compelled to attend the memorial but please keep in mind the base nature of the ritual
Mulan,
I've read many of your posts and I know whatever you do well be for the best. ;)
Will
Wow! It took em 10 years to invite me. Then they sent tall boy and mutt and they got lost on the way home with my questions.
Mulan,
If this guy has the heart he appears to have, perhaps you showing him "the love" will get him thinking! Maybe you'll have a new friend in the fade......!
Thinking good thoughts!
growedup
P.S. Glad to hear you are getting some help with mom!
Watch what you say though. If he thinks you have any interest, you'll be hearing him say... "I'LL BE BAACK."
